Bregolas
Sixth Lord of the House of Beor; third Lord of Ladros. Bregolas was born in year 393 of the First Age. He was the eldest son of Bregor, fifth Lord of the House of Beor. Bregolas was the brother of Barahir, Hirwen, Gilwen, and Bregil. Bregolas had a daughter named Beleth and two sons named Baragund and Belegund. Bregolas's people lived in Dorthonion.
Bregor died in 448 and Bregolas succeeded his father as leader of the House of Beor. In 455, the great enemy Morgoth attacked Dorthonion in the Battle of Sudden Flame. His assault was very hard; he sent forth rivers of fire from Angband that scorched Dorthonion and then he sent forth terrifying armies of Orcs and Balrogs commanded by the dragon Glaurung.
Bregolas stood alongside the Elf-lords Angrod and Aegnor. All three of them were killed in Morgoth's initial assault, along with many other men of the House of Beor.
Bregolas's younger brother Barahir succeeded him as leader of the House of Beor.
Bregor died in 448 and Bregolas succeeded his father as leader of the House of Beor. In 455, the great enemy Morgoth attacked Dorthonion in the Battle of Sudden Flame. His assault was very hard; he sent forth rivers of fire from Angband that scorched Dorthonion and then he sent forth terrifying armies of Orcs and Balrogs commanded by the dragon Glaurung.
Bregolas stood alongside the Elf-lords Angrod and Aegnor. All three of them were killed in Morgoth's initial assault, along with many other men of the House of Beor.
Bregolas's younger brother Barahir succeeded him as leader of the House of Beor.
Names & Meanings
In Sindarin, the word Bregolas means "fierceness."
References
The Silmarillion: "Of the Coming of Men into the West," page 148; "Of the Ruin of Beleriand," pages 151, 152, and 155
The History of Middle-earth, Volume V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies"
The History of Middle-earth, Volume XI, The War of the Jewels: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion," pages 229-232
The History of Middle-earth, Volume V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies"
The History of Middle-earth, Volume XI, The War of the Jewels: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion," pages 229-232
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